The 11 Wii U to Switch ports we need immediately

In catching up with games we’ve skipped over or set aside, it’s important to pay tribute to entire platforms shoved over into a forgotten corner and covered in dust. You know … like Wii U, the least successful Nintendo platform this side of Virtual Boy. Unlike Virtual Boy, though, Wii U saw a lot of best-in-class games; they were simply squandered on an unappreciative world. At least Nintendo recognizes the gold mine of content it has lurking in the cobwebbed wasteland that was Wii U. Nintendo has been quite proactive about converting lost Wii U classics to Switch — most recently with the charming Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. It could go further, though. There’s so much more to be salvaged from the flaming wreckage of the Wii U! To help, I’ve selected the 11 Wii U games that absolutely, 100% still need to make their way to Switch. These are all top-flight works just begging to enjoy the light of day on a console people not only own but are proud to own. Now, you may notice they’re almost entirely first-party titles; that’s not snobbery. There just weren’t many third-party exclusives of note. Wii U puttered along because Nintendo was firing on all cylinders for the system … and now it’s time for the world to take notice. 11. Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft, 2015) If you’re a fan of open-world role-playing adventures featuring giant robots, Nintendo’s portable systems have you covered. A port of the original Xenoblade Chronicles showed… [Read full story]